Weekly Report - 19 October 2004
Lino Oviedo acquitted of inciting coup in 2000
Former Paraguayan army chief Lino Oviedo has cleared the first legal hurdle in his battle to recover his freedom. He has been acquitted provisionally of the charge of inciting a coup attempt that took place in May 2000 when he was in exile in Argentina. A definitive acquittal is expected as a matter of course, since the public prosecutor had recommended it due to lack of evidence.
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